diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtils.java
index e42f44943..303146597 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtils.java
@@ -85,29 +85,6 @@ public final class MathUtils {
         return Arrays.hashCode(value);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Normalize an angle in a 2π wide interval around a center value.
-     * <p>This method has three main uses:</p>
-     * <ul>
-     *   <li>normalize an angle between 0 and 2&pi;:<br>
-     *       {@code a = MathUtils.normalizeAngle(a, FastMath.PI);}</li>
-     *   <li>normalize an angle between -&pi; and +&pi;<br>
-     *       {@code a = MathUtils.normalizeAngle(a, 0.0);}</li>
-     *   <li>compute the angle between two defining angular positions:<br>
-     *       {@code angle = MathUtils.normalizeAngle(end, start) - start;}</li>
-     * </ul>
-     * <p>Note that due to numerical accuracy and since &pi; cannot be represented
-     * exactly, the result interval is <em>closed</em>, it cannot be half-closed
-     * as would be more satisfactory in a purely mathematical view.</p>
-     * @param a angle to normalize
-     * @param center center of the desired 2&pi; interval for the result
-     * @return a-2k&pi; with integer k and center-&pi; &lt;= a-2k&pi; &lt;= center+&pi;
-     * @since 1.2
-     */
-     public static double normalizeAngle(double a, double center) {
-         return a - TWO_PI * FastMath.floor((a + FastMath.PI - center) / TWO_PI);
-     }
-
      /** Find the maximum of two field elements.
       * @param <T> the type of the field elements
       * @param e1 first element
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtilsTest.java
index 2e116a2ce..2536f8480 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math4/util/MathUtilsTest.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.math4.util;
 
+import org.apache.commons.numbers.angle.PlaneAngleRadians;
 import org.apache.commons.math4.distribution.RealDistribution;
 import org.apache.commons.math4.distribution.UniformRealDistribution;
 import org.apache.commons.math4.exception.MathArithmeticException;
@@ -153,19 +154,6 @@ public final class MathUtilsTest {
         Assert.assertEquals((short)(-1), MathUtils.copySign((short)1, (short)(-2)));
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testNormalizeAngle() {
-        for (double a = -15.0; a <= 15.0; a += 0.1) {
-            for (double b = -15.0; b <= 15.0; b += 0.2) {
-                double c = MathUtils.normalizeAngle(a, b);
-                Assert.assertTrue((b - FastMath.PI) <= c);
-                Assert.assertTrue(c <= (b + FastMath.PI));
-                double twoK = FastMath.rint((a - c) / FastMath.PI);
-                Assert.assertEquals(c, a - twoK * FastMath.PI, 1.0e-14);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testReduce() {
         final double period = -12.222;
@@ -220,15 +208,15 @@ public final class MathUtilsTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testReduceComparedWithNormalizeAngle() {
-        final double tol = Math.ulp(1d);
+    public void testReduceComparedWithNormalize() {
         final double period = 2 * Math.PI;
         for (double a = -15; a <= 15; a += 0.5) {
             for (double center = -15; center <= 15; center += 1) {
-                final double nA = MathUtils.normalizeAngle(a, center);
+                final double nA = PlaneAngleRadians.normalize(a, center);
                 final double offset = center - Math.PI;
-                final double r = MathUtils.reduce(a, period, offset);
-                Assert.assertEquals(nA, r + offset, tol);
+                final double r = MathUtils.reduce(a, period, offset) + offset;
+                Assert.assertEquals("a=" + a + " center=" + center,
+                                    nA, r, 52 * Math.ulp(nA));
             }
         }
     }